单词 | unofficered |
释义 | unofficeredadj. Not supplied with or commanded by an officer or officers; lacking officers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > [adjective] > officered > not or insufficiently unofficered1655 under-officered1844 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. viii. 450 This treachery..brought a world of confusion in those vn-officer'd Troopes. 1754 P. Hiffernan Hiberniad iii. 25 Raw, unofficer'd..Militias. 1782 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London 50 A..band of mountaineers, undisciplined, unofficered, and half-armed. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxx. 115 The unofficered Grecian army. 1912 School World Apr. 135/2 An unofficered guard of French military and marine. 2007 C. D. Eby Comrades & Commissars v. 94 The brigade brass was in conference.., so the line was held mainly by unofficered men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1655 |
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